Tutorial: Create a sheet metal body

A sheet metal part starts out as a flat piece of metal with a consistent thickness. A flange feature consists of a face and bend connected to an existing face along an edge. This tutorial shows you how to create a sheet metal body and a drawing for manufacturing.

In this tutorial, you

• Create a simple sheet metal body from scratch, using Sketch tools to create a profile for a base face, and the Flange tool to create a flange along the edges

• Create a new rule and apply it to the sheet metal body

• Create a flat pattern and subsequently a drawing for manufacturing, using the flat pattern.

  

  Sketch environment ready to start (left). Drawing for manufacturing (right).